Tooth brush retainer



June 13, 1939. B. OSHMAN ET AL TOOTH BRUSH RETAINER Filed March 6, 1936 1N VENTOR flea a m 2'22 052% man,

Jase v72 0.: man, a Z; TTORNEY Patented June 13, 1939 UNITED STATES TOOTH BRUSH RETAINER Benjamin Oshman and Joseph Oshman, New York, N. Y.

Application March 6, 1936, Serial No. 67,498

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a tooth brush retainer, and its objects are to retain the brush efficiently in convenient location, to maintain it clean, dustproof, sanitary, and out of contact with other articles, and to provide improved means for its rapid, ready, and convenient withdrawal from the container and reinsertion thereinto.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. l is a longitudinal cross-sectional elevation of the tooth brush retainer of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the container shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a part of the container.

Fig. 4 is a transverse-sectional plan View of the container, taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional end elevation showing a modification of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing the retainer adapted for a plurality of tooth brushes.

The tooth brush I, Fig. 1, used in connection with the retainer 2 of this invention, has its handle portion 3 near its brush head 4 preferably specially configurated, as by a pair of opposite notches 5 and symmetrical curvings 6, Fig. 3. Said retainer has a box like receptacle 1, which is elongated to conform with the shape of the brush head 4, and comprises side walls 8, an end wall 9, and a bottom or rear wall Ill, while its forward end H is co-nfigurated to register with the notches 5 and curvings 6, providing a narrow opening l2 in forward wall I3 with an open traylike extension I4, as shown, whereby the brush head 4 may be inserted in the receptacle by lowering or moving it laterally thereinto, with the notches 5 embracing the wall portions l3 and the handle portion 3 being embraced by the curved 4O sides l5 of extension I4. When so inserted in the receptacle 1, longitudinal movement or removal of the brush will be prevented by the above registration of the forward end II with the portion 3 of the brush handle. The receptacle 1 is longitudinally slidable into and out of a container It comprising side walls ll, front and rear walls H3, l9, and an end wall 20. Rear wall [9 is provided With a projection 21 constituting; a bracket for securing the container IS in suspen sion, an elongated guiding slot 22, and a lower projecting bracket 23 carrying a detent 24. The rear wall iii of the receptacle 1 carries a pin 25 which projects into slot 22, whereby upon withdrawal of the receptacle from the container l6 said pin abuts against the terminal 26 of slot 22 and in this manner prevents their separation. Upon lifting or shifting the receptacle 1 back fully into its container IS, in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, the extreme edge 21 of its extension l4 falls beyond the detent 24, which prevents accidental lowering or withdrawal of the receptacle I out of the container IS, the resiliency of the Celluloid or similar material out of which the parts are made permitting the passing of the receptacle wall [0 past the detent 24 and the springing back of the latter against the edge 2! to lock the receptacle in operative state.

When it is desired to use the device, the receptacle l is withdrawn from its container, by pulling downwardly upon its end ll, then the brush head 4 is inserted thereinto as abovedescribed, and then the receptacle with the brush-head contained therein is slid back upwardly into its container It in the locked position shown. Thereafter, the removal of the brush from the retainer is effected by merely pulling downwardly upon its handle 3, which slides the receptacle 1 outwardly therewith, and the tooth brush may be merely lifted laterally out from the receptacle.

According to the modification shown in Fig. 5, the side wall ll of container l6 does not extend into alignment with the rear wall H) of receptacle I, but the securing bracket 2 la bends away therefrom into alignment with the wall l0, so that when said bracket is secured against any vertical plane surface the receptacle 1 may be slid into and out of the container IS in the manner recited in connection with Figs. 1, 2. The front wall [8 of this container is provided with a guiding slot 22 into which projects a retention pin 25 depending from end wall 9 of the receptacle, and said wall also has a bracket 23 carrying a detent 29 for releasably locking the receptacle 1 in operative place.

In Fig. 6 is shown a plurality of containers I6, secured to or forming part of a general suspension plate 30, thereby providing a retainer for a plurality of tooth brushes cooperating with receptacles I which slide into and out of the containers.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the imp-rovements may be used without others.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

A tooth brush retainer having the combination of a receptacle adapted to receive the back and head of the brush when it is disposed therein in a direction transversely of its length, the end of the receptacle having means adapted to engage the sides of the brush handle to retain the brush against removal therefrom in a longitudinal dimeans to maintain said container in suspension rection, a container for said receptacle, said rewhereby drawing downwardly of said brush will ceptaole being slidable longitudinally into and slide out said receptacle therefrom for removal of out of said container, a detent on the container the brush from it.

to hold said receptacle against sliding out of said BENJAMIN OSI-HVIAN. container, means to hold said receptacle to said JOSEPH OSHMAN. container when it is slid out therefrom, and 

